Pont de l'Iroise

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The Pont de l'Iroise is a cable-stayed bridge in Finistère, Brittany, France, which spans the Élorn river where it enters the roadstead of Brest. It carries route nationale 165, the road between Brest and Quimper, and connects Le Relecq-Kerhuon to the north with Plougastel-Daoulas to the south. The bridge is named after the Iroise Sea, into which the roadstead of Brest opens. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1994 (30 years ago)Length: 2625 ftWidth: 76 ftHeight: 371 ftCoordinates: 48°23'18"N, 4°23'55"W

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Pont de l'Iroise – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Le Calvaire, Cinémathèque de Bretagne, Plougastel Bridge, Conservatoire botanique national de Brest.

1.6 miSE
Wayside shrine
Le Calvaire, Plougastel-Daoulas
42 min walk • The Calvary of Plougastel-Daoulas in the arrondissement of Brest comprises a raised octagonal pedestal made from the yellow granite of Logonna-Dāaoulas, flanked by four thick arched buttresses.
3.9 miW
Cinema, Nightlife
Cinémathèque de Bretagne, Brest
101 min walk • The Cinémathèque de Bretagne is an associative film archive created in 1986 in Ploërmel by Mathilde Valverde and André Colleu, and headquartered in Brest, France. Its aim is to preserve and disseminate the Breton audiovisual heritage..
~400 ftSW
Bridge
Plougastel Bridge
2 min walk • The Plougastel Bridge, or Albert-Louppe Bridge, is a bridge over the river Élorn near Brest, France, connecting Plougastel-Daoulas and Le Relecq-Kerhuon. Construction on the Plougastel Bridge started in 1926 and was completed on 9 October 1930. Part of it was destroyed by the German army in 1944, and shortly after was closed for repair.
2.5 miNW
Botanical gardens for endangered plants
Conservatoire botanique national de Brest, Brest
64 min walk • The Conservatoire botanique national de Brest is a notable botanical garden located at 52 Allée du Bot, Brest, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily without charge.
1.5 miNW
Beach
Plage du Moulin Blanc, Brest
39 min walk • Moulin-Blanc is both the name of a beach and a marina in the Brest area, straddling the municipalities of Brest, Guipavas and Le Relecq-Kerhuon. The leisure park and large aquarium Océanopolis is installed on the marina's platform.
4 miW
Botanical garden
Jardin botanique de l'Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest
102 min walk • The Jardin botanique de l'Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre is a botanical garden located on the grounds of the Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre at Rue du Colonel Fonferrier, Brest, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open to the public weekend afternoons; admission is free.
1.6 miSE
Church
Plougastel-Daoulas Parish Close, Plougastel-Daoulas
42 min walk • The parish close of Plougastel-Daoulas in northwestern France comprises the Saint Pierre church, an elaborate calvary and a war memorial. The calvary at Plougastel-Daoulas is a listed historical monument since 1889.
1.7 miW
Museum, Aquarium, Park
Océanopolis, Brest
44 min walk • Oceanopolis is the National Center for Scientific Culture dedicated to the Ocean, located in Brest, near the Moulin Blanc marina. The shape of the first building, the temperate pavilion, recalls that of a crab. Public equipment, it...
4.1 miW
48°23'0"N • 4°29'16"W
Cours D'ajot, Brest
105 min walk • View point, Park
3.8 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
La Carène, Brest
98 min walk • La Carène is a music hall in the city of Brest in Brittany. The place opened its doors in March 2007, in the commercial port, in an imposing building with the architecture signed Jacques Ripault.
4.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Le Fourneau, Brest
105 min walk • Le Fourneau is a national center for street arts and public space, part of a professional national network of venues, companies and festivals. It is an establishment for artistic creation and production in the public space based in the commercial...